[Federal Register: July 1, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 126)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 38069-38070]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 16
[Docket No. FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015; 94140-1342-0000-N3]
RIN 1018-AV68
Injurious Wildlife Species; Listing the Boa Constrictor, Four
Python Species, and Four Anaconda Species as Injurious Reptiles
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the comment period on the proposed rule to amend our
regulations to add Indian python (Python molurus, including Burmese
python Python molurus bivittatus), reticulated python (Broghammerus
reticulatus or Python reticulatus), Northern African python (Python
sebae), Southern African python (Python natalensis), boa constrictor
(Boa constrictor), yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), DeSchauensee's
anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei), green anaconda (Eunectes murinus),
and Beni anaconda (Eunectes beniensis) to the list of injurious
reptiles under the Lacey Act. If you have previously submitted
comments, please do not resubmit them because we have already
incorporated them in the public record and will fully consider them in
our final decision.
DATES: We will consider comments received or postmarked on or before
August 2, 2010. Any comments that are received after the closing date
may not be considered in the final decision on this action.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. In
the box that reads ``Enter Keyword or ID,'' enter the docket number for
the proposed rule, which is FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015. Check the box that
reads ``Open for Comment/Submission,'' and then click the Search
button. You should then see an icon that reads ``Submit a Comment.''
Please ensure that you have found the correct rulemaking before
submitting your comment.
U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing,
Attn: FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015; Division of Policy and Directives
Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.
We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We will post all comments on
http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means that we will post any
personal information you provide us (see the Public Comments section
below for more information).
Information regarding this notice is available in alternative
formats upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Supervisor, South Florida Ecological
Services Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1339 20th Street, Vero
Beach, FL 32960-3559; telephone 772-562-3909 ext. 256. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), please call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 12, 2010, we published a proposed
rule (75 FR 11808) to list the Indian python (Python molurus, including
Burmese python Python molurus bivittatus), reticulated python
(Broghammerus reticulatus or Python reticulatus), Northern African
python (Python sebae), Southern African python (Python natalensis), boa
constrictor (Boa constrictor), yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus),
DeSchauensee's anaconda (Eunectes deschauenseei), green anaconda
(Eunectes murinus), and Beni anaconda (Eunectes beniensis) as injurious
reptiles under the Lacey Act (18 U.S.C. 42). This proposed rule
established a 60-day comment period, ending May 11, 2010, and announced
the availability of the draft economic analysis and the draft
environmental assessment of the proposed rule. At the request of the
public, we are reopening the comment period for an additional 30 days.
The proposed rule (75 FR 11808; March 12, 2010), draft economic
analysis, draft environmental assessment, and U.S. Geological Survey's
``Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an
Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons,
Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor'' (Reed and Rodda 2009), are
available for review at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015, or on the South Florida Ecological Services
Office Web site at http://www.fws.gov/verobeach/
index.cfm?method=activityhighlights&id=11, or at South Florida
Ecological Services Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section).
Public Comments
We intend that any final action resulting from the proposed rule
will be
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based on the best data available to the Service and be as accurate and
effective as possible. Therefore, we request comments or information
from other concerned government agencies, the scientific community,
industry, or other interested parties concerning the proposed rule. We
will consider information and recommendations from all interested
parties. For the complete list of subjects on which we seek comments,
please refer to the March 12, 2010, proposed rule (75 FR 11808),
available online at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No. FWS-R9-
FHC-2008-0015 or from the South Florida Ecological Services Office (see
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section).
You may submit your comments and materials concerning our proposed
rule, the draft economic analysis, and the draft environmental
assessment by one of the methods listed in the ADDRESSES section. We
will not accept comments sent by e-mail or fax or to an address not
listed in the ADDRESSES section.
If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire
submission[horbar]including any personal identifying
information[horbar]will be posted on the Web site. Before including
your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal
identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your
entire comment[horbar]including your personal identifying
information[horbar]may be made publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so. We will post all hardcopy submissions on http://
www.regulations.gov. Please include sufficient information with your
comments to allow us to verify any scientific or commercial information
you include.
We are seeking substantive data and comments from the public on all
aspects of the proposed rule to list the nine species of large
constrictor snakes as injurious wildlife, the associated draft economic
analysis, and the associated draft environmental assessment. Such
information includes, but is not limited to, the biology of the nine
species, existing regulations that apply to the nine species, the
economic effect on wholesale and retail sales, and any other
information relevant to the proposed rule. Specific questions can be
found in the proposed rule (75 FR 11808; March 12, 2010). We may revise
the proposed rule or supporting documents to incorporate or address
information we receive during this reopened public comment period.
Comments and materials we receive, as well as supporting
documentation we used in preparing the proposed rule, will be available
for public inspection on http://www.regulations.gov under Docket No.
FWS-R9-FHC-2008-0015, or by appointment, during normal business hours
at the South Florida Ecological Services Office (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section).
In preparing the final rule, we will consider all comments and any
additional information that we receive during this reopened comment
period on the proposed rule. Accordingly, the final decision may differ
from the proposal.
Authority: The authority for this action is the Lacey Act (18
U.S.C. 42).
Dated: June 4, 2010.
Will Shafroth,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
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